1. Introduction
We at Nürburgring eSports international GmbH, along with Nürburgring eSports operations GmbH, Nürburgring eRacing SA and Nürburgring eSports Schweiz AG (collectively referred to as “Nürburgring eSports” or “we”), are delighted by your visit to our websites and your interest in our company, products, and services. Protecting your personal data throughout the entire business process is crucial for us. We want you to feel secure when you visit our web pages. This Data Protection Statement explains what information we collect when you visit our websites and how we use it.

We may process your personal data based on:

(Art. 6 (1) (a), (b), and (f) GDPR)

2. Controller and Joint Controllers

The legal entities responsible for processing your personal data (“Controllers”) are:

All references to “Nürburgring eSports,” “we,” or “us” in this Privacy Policy refer to all of the above entities collectively. Your personal data may be shared among these companies where necessary and permissible under applicable data protection laws.

3. Data Collection and Use for Contractual Purposes and Customer Accounts

We collect personal data that you voluntarily provide to us, for example when you contact us (e.g., via email) or when you register for a customer account (e.g., to sign up for an esports racing series).

3.2 Purpose of Processing
We use the information you provide to:

After complete fulfillment of the contract, your data will be stored for the duration of statutory retention periods applicable under tax and commercial laws. We only use your data for other purposes if you have provided consent, if there is a legal basis for doing so, or if we have an overriding legitimate interest, as explained in this statement.

3.3 Customer Account
If you create a customer account, we store your data for as long as the account remains active. You may request its deletion at any time by contacting us using the details provided under “Contact Us”. Once you delete your account, we will retain only the data necessary for fulfilling our contractual or legal obligations.

When using your account, please keep your password confidential. We are not liable for password misuse unless directly caused by us. If you suspect unauthorized access to your account, please change your password immediately and notify us by email.

4. Data Transfer for Contract Performance

Insofar as it is necessary for fulfilling a contract, Nürburgring eSports may transfer personal data to third parties involved in executing the contract (e.g., payment service providers, logistics companies). These third parties are bound by confidentiality and data protection obligations.

5. Newsletter

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will use the personal data provided or otherwise collected for sending you our email newsletter. You may unsubscribe at any time by contacting us or by clicking the unsubscribe link in the newsletter. Your data will not be shared with third parties except with service providers who handle the technical aspects of sending the newsletter on our behalf, and only to the extent necessary.

6. Use of Email Data for Advertising (Without Newsletter Registration)

If we receive your email address in connection with the sale of a product or service and you have not opted out, we may use it to regularly send you information about similar goods or services. You can object to this use of your email address at any time by contacting us or using the unsubscribe link in any email, without incurring any transmission costs beyond basic rates.

7. Use of Data for Postal Advertising and Right to Object

Under applicable laws, we may store your first and last name, mailing address, and any title or academic degree, and use them for our own direct marketing purposes, such as sending you offers about our products or services by mail. You can object at any time, effective for the future, by contacting us, incurring no costs other than standard transmission costs.

8. Credit Check and Scoring

We do not perform credit checks or scoring ourselves. However, any payment service provider you select might perform a credit check. Their respective contractual terms and data protection policies apply.

9. Cookies

To make your visit to our website more user-friendly and to enable certain features, we use cookies on various pages. These are small text files stored on your device. Some cookies are deleted at the end of your browser session (“session cookies”), while others remain stored on your device to recognize your browser on subsequent visits. You can configure your browser to notify you about cookie placement and choose whether to accept them on a case-by-case basis or in general. If you do not accept cookies, some features of our website may be limited or unavailable.

10. Personal Data of Children

Protecting children’s privacy is extremely important to us. We do not knowingly collect, process, or use personal data from individuals under 16 years of age without parental consent. If you become aware that your underage child has provided us with personal data, please contact us to request deletion.

11. Link Identification Data

Our email communications may contain hyperlinks (“links”) with randomly generated, unique identification numbers. When you click these links, this information may be recorded and associated with your email address by us or an external service provider. We only use this to track how you use our emails and websites, and to evaluate the effectiveness of certain marketing activities. Your personal data (like your name or address) will not be linked unless you have explicitly allowed it, for example for personalized offers.

12. External Service Providers

We use external service providers (e.g., data centers) for certain website and email-related services. These providers process data solely on our instructions and are bound by our data protection policies. They are prohibited from using your data for their own purposes.

13. Google Analytics

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to analyze how you use the site. The information generated by these cookies is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

To protect your privacy, we have enabled IP anonymization. Therefore, Google will shorten your IP address within member states of the European Union or the European Economic Area before transferring it to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Google uses this information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activities, and provide other website and internet usage services to us. The IP address transmitted by your browser in the context of Google Analytics is not combined with other Google data.

You can prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie regarding your website use (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

14. Social Plugins

Our websites include social plugins from social networks (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, XING, Pinterest, Instagram). These plugins allow you to bookmark and share website content. They are identifiable by the respective network’s logo.

When you visit our websites containing such plugins, your browser establishes a direct connection to the network’s servers. If you are logged into your social network account, the network can link your visit to our website to your user account. If you interact with the plugins (e.g., clicking “Like,” “Share,” or “Tweet”), the plugin transmits this information to the social network, which may store and further process it. Even if you are not a member of the social network, it’s possible that at least your IP address is stored by these providers.

We have no control over the nature and extent of data processing by the social networks. Please consult the privacy policies of these networks for more information:

15. Server Log Files

You can visit our website without disclosing personal details. We only collect access data in so-called server log files, which may include the name of the requested file, date and time of access, data volume transferred, and the requesting provider. These data are used solely for ensuring the reliable operation of the website and for improving our services, and do not allow any conclusions about your identity.

16. Data Security

We employ encryption (SSL—Secure Socket Layer) for data transmission across our website, including orders and customer logins. We also implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data against loss, unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure to third parties.

17. Your Rights and Contact Information

You have the right to request free information regarding the personal data we store about you and to request its correction, blocking, or deletion. For questions about data collection, processing, or usage, or to exercise your rights (including withdrawing any consent given or objecting to a specific data use), please contact our Data Protection Officer at:

You also have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The authority responsible for us is:
Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Rheinland-Pfalz,
Hintere Bleiche 34,
55116 Mainz, Germany,
www.datenschutz.rlp.de.

18. Availability and Changes

You can view this Privacy Policy at nuerburgring.de. You can also download it as a PDF or print it from your browser. We reserve the right to modify or update this policy to comply with legal requirements. Please review the current version each time you visit our site.

19. Contact

Nürburgring eSports International GmbH
Otto-Flimm-Straße,
53520 Nürburg/Eifel, Germany
Telephone: +49 2691 302 9935
Email: hello@nuerburgring-esports.com
Web: www.nuerburgring-esports.com